Asia in the Modern World: Images & Representations
21G.027 · Global Studies and Languages, History · Undergraduate · Fall 2016
Prof. Shigeru Miyagawa
<p>We will explore images that pertain to the emergence of Japan as a modern state. We will focus on images that depict Japan as it comes into contact with the rest of the world after its long and deep isolation during the feudal period. We will also cover city planning of Tokyo that took place after WWII, and such topics as the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.</p> <p>A unique feature of this offering is that we will run it concurrently with the edX MOOC and two University of Tokyo MOOCs, Visualizing …
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